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Nathaniel Potts 1776–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Walton, Cumberland, England

Death Date: Feb 1856

Death Location: Harrison, West Virginia, United States

Father: John Potts

Mother: Mary Nixon

Spouse(s): Mary Hanson

Children(s): Nixon Potts, Elizabeth Potts, William Potts, Jonas Potts, Martha Potts, Mary Potts, Sarah Potts, Sophronia Potts, Harriett Potts, Elizabeth Potts

Nathaniel Potts was born in 1776 in Walton, Cumberland, England, the child of John Potts And Mary Nixon. Nathaniel Potts married Mary Hamilton Hanson, and had children including Elizabeth Potts, Harriett Potts, Jonas Potts, Martha Potts, Mary Caroline Potts, Nixon Potts, Sarah Potts, Sophronia Potts, William H Potts. Nathaniel Potts passed away in 1856 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Nathaniel Potts was born in 1776 in Walton, Cumberland, England, the child of John Potts And Mary Nixon.
  • Nathaniel Potts married Mary Hamilton Hanson, and had children including Elizabeth Potts, Harriett Potts, Jonas Potts, Martha Potts, Mary Caroline Potts, Nixon Potts, Sarah Potts, Sophronia Potts, William H Potts.
  • Nathaniel Potts passed away in 1856 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Potts
1746–1833
Birth Location: Walton, Cumberland, England
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Mary Nixon
1741–1776
Birth Location: Lanercost, Cumberland, , England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hanson
1780–1856
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Nixon Potts
1806–1879
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Potts
1813–1892
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
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William Potts
1814–1866
Birth Location: Harrison, Virginia, USA
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Jonas Potts
1815–1888
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Martha Potts
1818–1869
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Mary Potts
1820–1858
Birth Location: Harrison, West Virginia, United States
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Sarah Potts
1824–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Sophronia Potts
1825–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Harriett Potts
1826–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Potts
1812–1869
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Nathaniel Potts's Ancestors

Self
Nathaniel Potts
1776–1856
Birth Place: Walton, Cumberland, England
Parents
John Potts
1746–1833
Walton, Cumberland, England
Mary Nixon
1741–1776
Lanercost, Cumberland, , England
Grandparents
William Potts
1716–1806
Thirloe, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
Anne Railton
1720–
Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
George Potts
1694–1770
Jane Rutherford
1695–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Potts
1661–1730
Margaret Chater
1661–1740

Nathaniel Potts's Descendants

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Nathaniel Potts (1776–Feb 1856) m. Mary (Hamilton) Hanson (1780–1856)
  1. 1. Nixon Potts 1806–1879 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Wilson 1805–1854 m. Helena (Irene) Lipscomb 1881–1906
    1. 1. Benjamin (Sedwick) Potts 1837–1913 m. Abigail Campbell 1839–1872 m. Matilda (Werten Wall) Grah 1858–1935
      1. 1. William (A) Potts 1859–1913 m. Martha Butler 1859–1935
        1. 1. Leroy (Joseph Potts) Sr. 1887–1945 m. Elizabeth (Lillian) Fitzmaurice 1892–1974
        2. 2. Mary (Ethel) Potts 1889–1973 m. William (Albert) Miehe 1886–1979
        3. 3. Eva (Mae) Potts 1892– m. Harry (Leroy) Adams 1893–
        4. 4. Matilda ((Tillie)) Potts 1898–
        5. 5. Sedwick (B) Potts 1901–1961 m. Ethel Dietz 1905–
        6. 6. Bessie (Marie) Potts 1904–1986 m. Herman (Dietz) Jr 1899–
        7. 7. Clyde (Merton) Butler 1880–1950 m. Fay Rathbone 1886–1972
      2. 2. James (Nicholas) Potts 1860–1939 m. Martha Butler 1859–1935 m. Louisa (J) Mace 1875– m. Rosaline (Viola) Patrick 1859–1920
        1. 1. Bertha (Loretta) Potts 1899–
        2. 2. Warren (S) Potts 1884–
        3. 3. Sarah (A) Potts 1889–
        4. 4. Rosalind (E) Potts 1893–
        5. 5. Walter (Nicholas) Potts 1894–
        6. 6. William (Allen) Potts 1885–1932 m. Ella (Thressa) Rose 1888–1975
        7. 7. Ladene Potts 1908–
      3. 3. Samuel (Alosco) Potts 1867–1923 m. Nora (E.) Moore 1869–1949
        1. 1. Gladys (Muriel) Potts 1890–
      4. 4. David (Allen) Potts 1869–1946 m. Anna Furness 1883–1955
        1. 1. Harriet (Janet) Potts 1919–1993
        2. 2. Vance (R) Potts 1897–
        3. 3. Edward (L) Potts 1904–
        4. 4. Harold (Sedwick) Potts 1908–1982 m. Anna Truffa 1913–2002
        5. 5. Carl (Bertram) Potts 1910–1963
        6. 6. Leah (L) Potts 1902–
        7. 7. Madeline (Sigrid) Potts 1914–2005
        8. 8. Donald (Arvin) Potts 1911–1995 m. Irma 1915–
        9. 9. Russell (Lowell) Potts 1924–1983
    2. 2. Nathanial Potts 1828–1882
    3. 3. Julianna Potts 1835–
    4. 4. Louisa Potts 1847–
    5. 5. Sophronia Potts 1850–1930
    6. 6. Thomas (C.) Potts 1841–1923 m. Elizabeth Ray 1849–1925
      1. 1. Mary (C) Potts 1873–1892
    7. 7. Eliza (J) Potts 1846–
    8. 8. Mary Potts 1830–
    9. 9. William Potts 1839–
    10. 10. Sarah Potts 1856–1941
    11. 11. Phoebe (J) Potts 1857–
    12. 12. Amanda Potts 1868–
    13. 13. Nixon Potts 1870–
    14. 14. Lucinda Potts 1874–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Potts 1813–1892
  3. 3. William (H.) Potts 1814–1866
  4. 4. Jonas Potts 1815–1888
  5. 5. Martha Potts 1818–1869
  6. 6. Mary (Caroline) Potts 1820–1858
  7. 7. Sarah Potts 1824–
  8. 8. Sophronia Potts 1825–
  9. 9. Harriett Potts 1826–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Potts 1812–1869

Nathaniel Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Nathaniel Potts in Walton, Cumberland, England
Walton, Cumberland, England
1856
Feb 1856
Age 80
Death of Nathaniel Potts in Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Harrison, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Walton, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1856
    Event Place: Harrison, West Virginia, United States
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